Globe Electric 17000273 180-Degree 240 W Twin Head White Hardwired Motion Sensor Security Flood Light, Spotlight, Outdoor, Outside House Lights

I used this light to replace a similar halogen light. Everthing is working as desired. My only issue is trying to locate a user manual. With Dual Bright capability, I had intended for the light to operate from dusk to dawn. Unfortunately, the electrician discarded the operating manual after setting it to respond like a spot light. I've looked online but cannot locate a user manual for this light.

Everything needed was in the box. You must supply the lamps, as stated in the product description. I have installed a number of this kind of floodlight. TheGlobe Electric 17000273 180-Degree 240 W Twin Head White Hardwired Motion Sensor Security fixture was one of the easiest to install. The kit included the mounting hardware, wire nuts, weather gasket, screws, and metal cross piece to span the outlet box. The kit also included a very helpful installation aid, a small nylon strand, which holds the fixture in place below the electric box (picture a ceiling mount) while you connect the wiring from the box to the fixture. The nylon strand slides into the fixtures center screw hole, allowing the free end of the strand to slip into a slot in the cross piece in the outlet box. This strand holds the fixture near the box to allow connecting the wires without trying to hold the fixture near the outlet box. Once the wires are connected, the nylon strand slips out of the cross piece to allow attaching the fixture to the outlet box with a single screw. What a great idea, the nylon strand is like having a second pair of helping hands. The motion detection works great, and the daylight sensor keeps the light shut-off while it's bright, then switches the light on when motion is detected.

The PIR stopped working on an old 2-light security fixture of mine (not this unit). Because of the prevalence of LED-equipped security lights, it turns out there aren't many PAR38 security light fixtures out there anymore. However, I already made the investment in some 30W LED PAR38s (super bright, btw), so I decided to buy one of these.As other reviewers have noted, the materials aren't exactly of the highest grade. Considering the price point, I think that the fixture is nice enough. Mine is mounted about 25 feet high on the side of my house, with the eave about 2 feet above it. The gasketing is fine, so I'm not expecting any long-term problems. The build quality (despite the materials) appears to be good.Since my use case may not be typical (with the 25 foot mounting height), my only incoming concern was the PIR performance. I needn't have worried, as the PIR has excellent range, and is exactly the sensitivity I wanted. I didn't know the position of the photosensor, so I wasn't sure if my eave was going to interfere. Upon unboxing, I saw that the photosensor was mounted to the bottom of the PIR. I didn't really like that mounting location because I am pointing the PIR down at a fairly extreme angle. This was another case of me worrying about a non-issue, as the photosensor works as intended.It's my hope that I don't need to purchase another security fixture of this type, however I COMPLETELY RECOMMEND it to anyone in the market for one.SPECIAL SAFETY NOTE:Use electrical tape on the crimped wires in the fixture! Since this is a 2-light, the wires for each light are crimped into the output of the PIR/photosensor and neutral. While that's the proper circuit design, there's a problem that someone out there will inevitably run into. The problem is that the single mount screw (to attach the fixture to the crossbar) is much longer than necessary. The screw must be advanced quite a bit to properly seal the fixture with the gasket, and in the process may short either your hot or your neutral to ground, since the screw can make contact with the crimp. The crimp is jacketed, but not in a way that would effectively keep the screw out if it was lined up properly. To be fair, I think that this could be a 1/1000 thing, but I would imagine that these sell by the thousands. A little electrical tape is enough to make sure that the unlikely possibility is eliminated

This is a perfectly adequate motion sensing floodlight that does what is is supposed to do. The lamps and sensor are fully adjustable to get the best coverage. You can select a 1, 5 or 10-minute delay before the lamps are turned off again after sensing motion, and the sensitivity (range) is adjustable up to a claimed 70 feet. It has a 180 degree sensing pattern, though it is a bit less sensitive at the extremes. Per the user manual, the warranty is 2 years. Everything needed for installation is included, though the manual does recommend electrical tape over the wire nuts. You'll need to provide that and a screwdriver. Don't forget to connect the ground wire for safety, as the housing appears to be painted metal. Turn off power at the breaker box during installation.Heath Zenith offers quite a few different models and colors, including a simpler model with a 150 degree pattern and no metal bulb shields at a very good price. In fact, you can find this kind of unit with patterns extending from 120 degrees all the way up to 270 degrees. They generally go up in price as the pattern widens. I mounted mine on a wall a foot or so away from a corner of the house, so 180 degrees is likely to be the widest sensing pattern I can use. The metal bulb shields improve the aesthetics, and provide some bulb protection.This unit replaced an older Heath Zenith unit with the same model number that lasted many years before it failed to light the lamps. Despite the same model number, many design changes have been made since I purchased that older unit. The older unit had what was promoted as a bulb saver feature, which brought the lamp brightness up and down slowly, presumably to help extend the life of the bulbs. I doubt this actually makes much difference, since to my knowledge the number of hours of use is the overwhelming determinant of bulb life. And, in the end, I believe that the power semiconductor which delivered power slowly to the bulbs was the part that failed in the older unit.If you want the "bulb saver" feature, Heath Zenith offers it as a Lamp Control feature on their more expensive units. It can be turned on and off with a separate switch on the sensor.This unit appears to use a relay to control power to the bulbs, which go on and off immediately. I suspect the reason for this change in this model was to avoid the need to use dimmable LED or CFL bulbs, which could be required to deal with the slow turn on and off of power.Some reviewers report failures due to water entry at the sensor unit. I checked the older unit before discarding it. The interior of the housing and the sensor were dry and clean.Included is a sturdy gasket that fits correctly against a standard round outdoor mounting fixture. I wrapped white electrical tape around the outside of the housing where the gasket is, but I doubt it's needed. I did not use any silicone sealant, which the manual recommends only if you do not have an outdoor rated mounting fixture. If you do use silicone sealant, I would recommend you find a "non-acid" formulation made for electrical circuitry.The Heath Zenith site has several, low resolution, but informative videos that can allow you to avoid problems inherent with motion sensing technology. Here are a few tips I learned:1) The sensor looks for infrared (heat) from the moving object, compared to the background heat it sees. This means that as the weather gets hotter, there is less of a difference between the temperature of the person, animal, or car, and the background temperature, so sensitivity decreases. If you have problems sensing movement in hot weather, you should increase the sensitivity (range) setting to compensate.2) Before aiming the sensor, you should wait a minute or two after applying power to allow the unit to adapt to the environment.3) Motion across the sensor lens is easier to sense than motion toward or away from the lens, so you should position it as best you can to accommodate that.4) Note the sensing pattern diagram in the manual. The sensor is designed to look downward at an angle rather than straight out from the sensor. A mounting height of 8 feet achieves optimum range with a level sensor. If you have a different mounting height, you can tilt the sensor up or down, but when you do so consider that the sensor is more sensitive at a downward angle.